William Romano ’58 passed away on December 24, 2022, at the age of 92. After high school, he joined the Air Force and proudly served for four years during the Korean War. Later, Romano went on to graduate from Santa Clara with a bachelor’s degree in English. For 39 years, Bill was a dedicated reporter […]

After completing his undergraduate and law school, Joseph Panetta ’55 J.D. ’58 moved to Monterey to work in the District Attorney’s Office, followed by many years in private practice. His law career spanned over 60 years. His clients and the law community admired him. Joseph married his high school sweetheart, Anna, in 1955, and the […]

William Duke ’58 was an avid tennis player. He always liked a challenge on the court and was a fierce competitor. He played regularly at the Olympic Club where he was a member for more than sixty years. Bill died June 25, 2022.

James Pfaff ’58 was always true to his Catholic faith—attending St. Leo’s, Bellarmine, and SCU. Jim met his future wife Annie at a Bellarmine-Notre Dame mixer, fell in love, and continued to love and honor her after 65 years of marriage. Jim was an active member of San Jose Country Club, where he and Annie enjoyed golfing, friendships, […]

From an early age, Nicholas Bert Galiotto ’58 was instilled with a strong sense of family and civic duty. He was dedicated to public service for his entire life. Nick spent 26 years with the Mountain View Police Department, attaining the rank of captain. Nick also served a term as the mayor of Mountain View. In […]

Dave Higgins ’58  found success in civil engineering and he joined Harbison & Mahony as a partner and later became president. His most significant project was the renovation of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in downtown Sacramento. He was named as Sacramentan of the Year in 2009 by the Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce. […]

Growing up in Pacific Grove, California, David Miller Rudolph ’58 played basketball and worked at his family’s furniture business. He attended San Carlos Elementary and St. Angela’s Elementary, and was a member of the first graduating class of Junipero Memorial High School, where he wrote a high school sports column for the Monterey Herald. Later in […]

Retired Sacramento County Superior Court judge, Hon. Anthony DeCristoforo, Jr. J.D. ’58 has died at age 90. Tony had a long and distinguished legal career. He served as Staff Judge Advocate in Austria and Italy while in the U.S. Army, and ran a successful law practice in Sacramento for 26 years before being appointed to […]

  Frank Leone Jr., ’58, MS ’68, ’83 liked SCU so much he earned three degrees from the University. He worked as an engineer for more than 30 years, retiring from GE Nuclear Energy. Frank and Louise Saffron married in 1960 and raised three children together. He died in November 2020.

Card nights and traveling with friends is how Albin Joseph Uhrich ’58, MBA ’65 spent 60 years married to Elizabeth. He loved games of all sorts—golf, tennis, the San Francisco 49ers, and, at the San Carlos Senior Center, bingo. Albin died on Sept. 21, 2020. He is survived by his two children and their families.

“Wonderful!” was the word William “Bill” D. Mowatt ’58 MA ’69 said most often as his heart slowly stopped beating surrounded by his family: wonderful wife Gail, wonderful children, wonderful grandchildren. During the twenty years he had been treated for heart failure, Bill completed 12 race-walking events, 6 half marathons, and 6 full marathons, his last […]

Martin Vonnegut ’58 MBA ’62 celebrated the 50th anniversary of his work on Apollo 11. He was a 33-year-old launch operations manager for the Communications Satellite Corporation. He was vital in relaying the astronauts’ data back to earth. For the anniversary, Vonnegut was featured in The Salinas Californian in which he detailed his role in […]

Frank Carleton Mooney ’58 grew up in Oregon, the oldest of three boys born to Gertrude Meixner and Elton Mooney. He attended high school in Portland and played on the state’s championship football team as a senior. Frank was a proud alumnus of SCU, working summers at lumber mills and Hewlett-Packard to pay tuition. He […]

Dominic J. Ruggieri ’58, M.S. ’62 was born in Ravenna, Ohio, on June 27, 1936, and came to Oakland as a child.  After graduating with two electrical engineering degrees from SCU, Dominic entered the world of technology, holding positions from basic research, product development, and various levels of management. He retired in 2001 as VP […]

A fourth-generation San Franciscan, Albert Frietzche ’58 was born on May 19, 1936, to Albert (Sr.) and Helen (Devlin) Frietzsche. A gifted student, he attended Notre Dame des Victoires, St. Ignatius High School, SCU, and received his Doctor of Medicine from Creighton University Medical School in Omaha, Nebraska. Albert was an avid swimmer and member […]

A descendent of Oregon pioneers, Donald R. Mellander ’58 was born in Watsonville to Elizabeth Margaret Long and John Raymond Mellander. He grew up in Watsonville, attended Watsonville High School, and attended college at Hartnell Junior College in Salinas and SCU. He also spent a year in the Catholic seminary in Los Angeles where he […]

William C. Jones ’58 was a professor, foreign service officer, Amnesty USA volunteer, beloved husband, father, grandfather. He died peacefully on March 18, 2019, in his home at 82 years old.

Bernhard Henschke ’58 was born in San Francisco and passed away in Mountain View on March 26, 2019. He was 85 years old. One of the many loved ones he is survived by is Sandra Henschke ’14.

David Michael Maier ’58 was born in Oak Park, Illinois, to Joseph Maier and Elizabeth (Carmichael) Maier. The family moved to Pomona, California, in 1946, where Dave received his early education. Dave joined the National Guard and was called up by the Army during the Cuban Missile Crisis. He attended a number of colleges through […]

Charles Edward “Skip” Gallagher ’58 was born at home in Folsom, California, to Charles and Caroline Gallagher. He graduated from high school in 1945 and then attended Placer Junior College in Sacramento to study mining engineering. Skip worked on the building of the Folsom Dam and at several hard rock mines around Battle Mountain, Nevada. […]